The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-24
A SHAKING UP.
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Southern Europe Trembling
ore osq and Quaking.
SOME CASUALTIES REPORTED
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vigorous EarthauakIesl.

ROME, February 23.--Two shocks OF
earthquake were felt at Nice, at G
O'Clock this morning. Houses rocked.
walls cracked, and in. some cases fYail
tenements we're thrown to the ground.
People rushed from their. houses and
fell upon their knees in the streets
praying for deliVerance from sudden
death. Visitors to the CITY have become
thoroughly frightened, and are leaving
the place. Many persons were injured
by falling debris Much alarm Is felt
lest there be recurrence of the
shocks. The Prince of Wales,
who was iin5 Nice a few days.
ago, Witnessing the festivities which
pree de the Lenten season, had taken
his departure andlwas safeat Cannes.
Shocks were also felt at Monte Carlo
and Monaco, at which places they were
so severe that rocks were detached from
the cliffs and precipitated into the sea-
The disturbances extended as far as
Genoa. .1si4R -Hs'9 10 dhi19 -"
. aLoNDoN, February 23.-Further dis
patches concerning the earthquakes in
the south of Europe this mOrniag.
state that two violent shocks were felt at
Toulon at 6 O'Clock. 1.-The first shock
wasI of fifteen seconds duration
and the second of twelve seconds.
The movement was west to east At
Cannes three shocks were feltatthe same
hour, The first shock, which was very
violent, lasted for minute; the sec
ond and third shocks were not as heavy
as the first. Many persons at this place
rushed to the sea shore FOR safety. No
body was injured -, At Avignon three
shocks were experienced between 1 and
s clock. The first shock was very Sc
we're AMI awakened everybody in the
place. Several shocks were felt at Genoa
at 6 o'clock. arc - 9GI .! 'f79 ~
A dispatch from Nice, dated noon to-
day. says: Many casualties were
caused ny the earthquake there, this
morning. People are panic stricken,
ard sthe entire population is in the
streets. The railway station is besieged
withiyisitors who are anxious to leave
at the first chance that offers. Two
houses, one in Steetiene Street and one
in st. Phillippi Street and MaisOn
Bourke were destroyed by the earth
quake. Threepersons are buried IL the
ruins of these buildings. i2''.
At the time of the earthquake this
morning, the Riviera was crowded with
EDHllSn anu oh0 POI
sons of distinction. = When the first
shock occurred, the streets of Nice were
fairly thronged with persons in ball
room costumes returning to their
homes from the last carnival OF the
winter season. To these the earthquake
came with peculiar terror. The shocks
were felt with great severity at SaVona,
near Genoa, and a number of houses
were wrecked and eleven persons killed
at that place. The Prince of Wales
being at Cannes, the Queen became ex-'
ceedingly anxious concerning him when
she learned of the earthquake. Her
Majesty at once telegraphed him. The
Prince Immediately telegraphed re-
assuring reply, saying he was well and
unlhiured.G Government in considefa-
ton of the popular concern about the
safety of the Prince, have requested him
by telegraph to return to England as
soon as he can conveniently, to allay
anxiety. -
i ROME, February 23.-The earthquakes
this morning devastated the whole OF
the Italian Riviera at Noli, on the Gulf
of Genoa; and not far from Savona.
Several houses fell and forty-five per-
sons we're killed and thirty injured at
Onegli, also at the Gulf of Genoa; at
Dianomarino near Onegli, scores OF
people were killed and hundreds in
iured. Fully one third Of the town was
destroyed. HyfHl 80 10